This is an OUTSTANDING combo set. I have all three stones and think this is perhaps the best combo I have seen. The Beston is course enough to rebevel and fix damage ... the Bester will get it sharp ... and the Arashyama will be more than refined enough for any gyuto use home or pro kitchen. They all have very nice feedback which is extremely important in learning how to sharpen. Great Job Mark! I wish this set was available when I started sharpening. The only thing to make it better would be to include a drop down option for a flattening stone!

I am a working chef and these stones work great for me and I am able to train my team the right way to sharpen there knifes

This is a great set at a very fair price. I already owned an extensive set of stones,however,I wanted a dedicated set for my Japanese knives at home. Thus far I am very happy with the set of stones. As Bryan from Tampa mentioned,the feedback is pretty good. The transitions seem appropriate as evidenced by the final product which is very good. FWIW,I finish with the Kitayama 8K stone,also purchased here.

Excellent Value,pretty much the Complete set recommended by Dave. I will prob order one more stone that is finer and that can be quickly watered (vs. the 30 minute soak for all these stones) for the required regular maintenance of my German blades (~56 HRC).

$ for $,this is finest water stone set at this price range and 90% of the cases this is all you need. If you’re like me,who tends to overbuy a lot of water stone based on grit type and eventually uses only 20 percent of them for 80 percent of the time,then save your money and just buy this set.

I’m no expert in sharpening; rather I’m just starting to learn,and for that purpose I think this set is excellent. I am very happy with the products.



I’ve read some reviews of the Beston 500 and I agree with those who feel that it is a "thirsty" stone. However,to me it seems fast and I’ve successfully used it to remove some nasty chips in the edge of one of my mother’s kitchen knives.



For what it’s worth,I did not receive an Arashiyama 6000 stone in my order. I received a Suehiro 5000 grit stone w/ base. I don’t know if this was a mistake or if the ad needs to be updated. Either way I love the Suehiro stone. It is an absolute joy to use. For sharpening tools,my next planned purchases are the peacock stone flattener and the Kitayama 8000 grit stone. Can’t wait.

Terrific deal for a Japanese water stone sharpening kit,Mark. Excellent packaging and promptly received the order.

I used to use a 2$ combination stone that would create more microchips than you can imagine. This start up kit brought my nakiri to a razor sharp edge. thinned the secondary edge on the 500 finished it on the 1200 and polished it on the 5000,what a shine. The primary edge took no time at all to establish and even less time to make razor sharp. Great set,great price and great service.

I think this is a great starter set for someone looking to maintain their kitchen knives. It provides everything you need except a stone fixer to flatten the stones.